Eating Diamonds
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Allyson Bone
In Allyson Bone’s Vines Rectangle Earrings (2012), form and material carry the weight of time. Each earring features a looped vine motif created in oxidized sterling silver suspended above a rectangular frame that cradles fossilized mammoth ivory. The ivory, ancient and once-living, introduces a sense of suspended history. It is not merely decorative but an…
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Yu-Chun Chen
Yu-Chun Chen’s necklace balances tension and tenderness through a material conversation between wood, iron, coral, and silver. The piece reads like a quiet narrative—circular segments of wood resemble cut tree rings, evoking the slow passage of time and memory embedded in organic form. Interspersed are sheets of darkened iron, meticulously pierced with vegetal patterns. These…
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Noy Alon
Noy Alon’s jewelry objects blur the distinction between ornament and artifact. The planar geometry and raw surfaces recall architectural fragments or tools shaped by time, yet each contains the intimate function of jewelry. The openings and rings embedded within these forms suggest interaction with the body, though they resist easy classification as adornment. Instead, they…
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Irene G. Carrera
Irene G. Carrera’s necklace from the OUTIS series draws on the sensorial dimensions of winemaking to explore parallel themes in jewelry. A dense braid of golden fiber suggests rooted vines or the labor of cultivation, while the assemblage of oxidized, industrial, and organic forms below evokes both landscape and transformation. Each component feels paused mid-process,…
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Lucie Popelka Houdková
Lucie Popelka Houdková’s brooch from the “Deep” series distills motion and structure into a remarkably compact form. Using layered paper, silver, and stainless steel, the work draws immediate visual comparisons to sea life. Its curvilinear folds pulse outward from a central aperture, forming three dimensional spirals that seem both frozen and alive. The gradation from…
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Heejoo Kim
Heejoo Kim’s brooch balances organic delicacy with sculptural precision. Composed of intricately woven leather and copper, the piece evokes botanical structures without directly imitating them, favoring a poetic abstraction that invites contemplation. The left half, constructed from pale pastel scales in soft green, lilac, and cream, appears almost petal-like, while the right half’s linear, darkened…
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Renée Zettle-Sterling
Renée Zettle-Sterling’s series “Gone Before” draws power from its solemn material palette and evocative forms. The use of dense black fabrics, stitched embellishments, and oversized chain links creates a visual language of mourning and memory. These pieces, though soft in texture, feel weighty in intention, referencing the language of loss through materials that suggest both…
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Nanna Obel
Nanna Obel’s 2019 brooch offers a layered composition constructed from silver, gold, enamel, and pearls. The work is built as a diptych, each side evoking the shutter of a camera or lens of a surveillance device, opening to reveal fragmented images of intimate human moments. Tactile elements such as cast hands and pearls suspended below…
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Robert Baines
Robert Baines’ 2017 brooch “Hey True Blue” is a kaleidoscope of woven wirework and powder-coated form, occupying a generous volume of space through intricate layers and interlocking loops. Silver, gold, and painted surfaces wrap and knot into a dense topography of architectural delicacy, a tangle that celebrates the structural play of line and lattice. The…
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Kate Bajic
This necklace by Kate Bajic demonstrates her affinity for organic form and detail through a layered composition of hand-pierced elements, suggestive of overlapping lichen structures. Each shape carries a softened silhouette that evokes the irregular, flourishing contours of nature. The oxidation of the metal introduces a subtle, iridescent gradient that enhances the illusion of depth…
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